Testing showed that a B-2 equipped with the link will be able to exchange information with a variety of aircraft, ships, ground vehicles and other platforms similarly equipped with Link-16, the company has said.

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments argues that investing more money in improving the B-2 - particularly its 1980s-era electronics - would provide the greatest payoff in providing a capability to travel long distances and strike targets with precision.

Known as alternate high-frequency material (AHFM), the radar-absorbing coating was developed by the Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector, the B-2 prime contractor, for application to the aircraft surface in areas where regular maintenance is performed.

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